NBC benches Olympics analyst over remarks deemed offensive to Koreans

NBC has sidelined considered one of its Olympic analysts for saying that the Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula was an vital second in South Korea's financial transformation, drawing swift backlash on-line. The analyst, Joshua Cooper Ramo, made the comment throughout NBC's prime-time telecast of Friday's opening ceremony in stating the presence of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "Each Korean will let you know that Japan is a cultural and technical and financial instance that has been so vital to their very own transformation," Ramo stated. An internet petition rapidly circulated demanding an apology from NBC. The community apologized formally to the…